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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04

Volapjik, the new universal IAN
guagc, first heard of in 1851, which
is being fayorably received by all
who examine it; is the result OF
twenty year, research on the part OF
its inventor, !. VI. Sc!lcycr, Of Con.
stance, who has studied if;y Ian
guages, twcnty-cight of which he
speaks and writes. Nolapik adapt,
the best feature, of these languages
and discard> all difficulties, lis
greatest merit lying in its simplicity
which causes it TO be very quick y
learned and to be especially adapted
to the use of trade between different
nations. Ii has no artificial genders,
but one declcu,;on for AZ nouns and
pronoua+, single conjuIatiou and
no irregular verbs or comparisons.
The roots Of is words have been
borrowed from ali European Ian
guagcS, especially the English. The
adicctivcs, adycr0s and verbs are re-
gularly formed from the substantive,
and have invariably the same tcrmin
atiOns:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04

. Lxud Where Nothing IL Ever Dono In
Hurry.
h. =. WEBB,
President.

Lznd Where Nothing IL Ever Dono In
Hurry.
a correspondent thus seductivcly do
scribcs the sweetness of doing nothing In
modern Cairo: When one is fairly in
Egypt, floating softly on the undulated
tue Of life in Cairo. one wonders why
ones time and adicctives were wasted On
Europe why people are ever contcnted "
stop short of the desert
Cairo, with lis strange history and
stranger streets, its mosques and baZaars,
is charming study. All nations meet
here, and of all wonderful costumes and
merchandise there is no end. in this
sweetest OF Winter climates life seems too
short TO be in IA hurry; indeed. it is not
worth living unless one can loiter. The
donkeys and cats alone would make d
lifelong study, when they lift up their
voices either sngly or in concert the very
stars in Heaven quake, and the moon
turns pale and lrcmblcs. And thea there
are the people who own the cats aud ride
the dOnkeys--scvcral decades might be dc
voted TO them. I'm Egyptian woman IL
Oil object when on tool; but when she
mounts donkey Sue is vision! TO be
gin with. she rides on both sides OF the
animal, and when her curious back drap.
cry bags out in The wind and the donkey
disappears, save that his big ears and
small legs twinkle occasionally into view,
sensations fade. VOID. i4il, aud QUO feels
the need OF food and nouIishment. Dody
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council met in regular ses sion at
tn clrr., = Office NOV. !, 1851. Present
tn President AM trustees, Hawkins,
MOntigel and PGirey.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved Petition OF j. Ely ct al to
open Pine street from Ely street north
TO river. which WAS referred back t.
petitioners tor correction. presented
corrected and on motion referred to
committee on streets. Claims present
cd.
=. y Chadwick, Ft. and Ctg 81. 33
Dean X CO., Gasoline ..-...... l0.l.
Thomas t5ubel Wood ...... ..... 20,
j. NJ. klmhaN. Cleaning chimney =.
Ne!so Bros. Gasoline. ....... -,
A.. Pierce, street commissioner .. =.
ID. j. Dean. Labor on street ... 80
y. Church. - >
y. 0eriugtun. !. /. ltcs ctc ..... H.3I
Trustees Nn3tA and Gften aprem
On motion c,H.m Of y Church rticrre,
To committee ca streets and balance al
lowed AZ footing and clerk instructed
10 draw orders therefor. Clerk reports
drawing order ia his own favor for Fpu.
and ashs approval of council. On mo
zion approved. Marshal reports Jail IL
poor condition and on melton ne vas
Instructed to repair same street com
mittee ON pound report in writing IL
follows: To the Hon. Common couucl
OF tine village of Alma. Gentlemen,
sour committee on pound beg leave 1,
report that verbal contract has been
made with VI. PoliAsky TO exchange the
w. 'I NJ iU' ., -. G..i',',',.'.;,'
- .'.'G W. ~ 49,
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04

SLIP e sleep
$LpIk - sleepy
SMpulo - slecpily
SiPJN - 20 sleep
The pronunciation resembles the
Roman pronunciation of Latin: the
accent is always on the last sylable, ~
in French Words may be com
pounded as in the German.
Noi - world
VIOLA - Of the world
PGk - language
NoLAPjlK - language of lie world.
Substantiycs are declined by sui.ix.
ing the first three vowcls in their al
phabetical order and az ding ~ for
the plural:
Vol - world
Vols - worlds
NoLA worlds
NoLAs = Of the worlds
NoLE - TO the world
VOLFs - go the worlds
NoiI the world
NoLI, - the world,
There are no articles, "a, san or
"thc''.
All who are acqua nted with VIOLA
plik heartily endorse and admire it
and confidently expect il to become
universal, that is, that every educat.
cd person will learn it next after his
mother tongue, and that it will DC
the medium for tlansacting all inter
national business.
At Alma. Mich, there has been a
club of - members organized fol
the study and spread of voIapiik.
I've president of the club, O. j
ST.. v'll, has published a grammar OF
the language. This is the first vol.
apiik club and first volapiil .,hool
book of the United States.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-30
MONDAY, MAY 80, 1887.
WHEN w WE'RE CHILDREN.
An Afternoon With Our Queer Cousins.
The Family Tect.a.
No. % West Martin treet,
MARTINsBURG, w. VA

The Family Tect.s.
81 shall never forget the visits we used
to make when we were children. Once
in just so long we were particularly
scrubbed and starched ard sent down to
spend an afternoon with the Rimers. 1t
was dreary work enough, and for months
/ used to dread the visit. Mother always
gave us straw to braid, and my sister and
and the two Rimer children, first ofSall,
sat in straight chairs, with our feet
dangling, and braided our sstent.' Then
there was one book, Jack the Clans
Killer that we looked at, listlessly
enough, for we knew every word and
every picture by heart. After Jack we
were permitted to examine two small toy
bureaus with glass doors. Then we might
walk slowly five times about the tiny
flower garden paths and see the balm and
candytuft We must not move beyond a
Glow pace or something might happen to
our clean tires. These tires we all wore;
they were of gingham, and completely
covered our dresses, and were so stiff with
starch that they stood out like pasteboard
around us and cracked when removed.
BY the time we had walked about the
garden in this way it would be about half
after 4, and supper was at invariably.
We went into the house and were now
entertained in q curious way. AS great
treat we were shown the teeth which had
been extracted from the jaws of the Rimer
family from youth up; even the grinders
which Mr.. RiIner'sE first wife had lost
when in the flesh were among the collec-
ton. All had been carefully preserved.
There were teeth with immense roots,
some of them curved; these last, we were
told, come awful hard, and had to be
taken with rollers To this day have
the strangest idea as to what rollers
may be.
There were milk teeth without any
roots; some of these Julia and Clara
Rimer selected with triumph, for they had
been taken from their own mouths, and
they endeayored to illustrate the oper-
ations. saw that these teeth were
source of deep ard constant interest to the
Rimer children as well rs to their mother,
and used TO wonder why we had no such
assortment to display to our visitors. /
once suggested to my mother that she
begin the forming of this kind Of a
museum, and when she said she did not
think it was worth while, responded that
she mustn't make us have the Rimer
children visit us then, for teeth were what
amused them most and we had none to
show them. / heard SO many times all
the particulars of the pulling of the big
gest teeth, that could even now tell each
story without missing "a word, and /
could attach each story to its proper
tooth.
After this appetizing occupation sup
per came and after supper we went home,
starting out hand III hand, and going
with unconscious staidness until we were
up the hill and out of sight of the house,
when we began to frisk, and in the next
few minutes am afraid we mussed our
tires more than in the whole afternoon
previous. New York Tribune.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-30
Use for Cast on Horsesnoe..

Chinaman hes discovered that cast
off horseshces make good cutters steel.
The wrcg,g't iron Of the shoes having been
constantly hammered on the roads, ac-
qusrcs hardness and the animal heat from
t..a iaooi Los something to do with it.
5l..4s.1..o Iii..es.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-30

At the doors Of the national Capitol Of
Mexico soldiers with fixed bayonets stand.
and soldiers are distributed through the
corridors.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-30
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

A gentleman having been cured of
Nervous Prostra ion, Seminal Weak
ness, Premature Decay, and all the evil
effects of early indiscrefion and youth
full folly, is anxious to make known TO
others the simple 4 odcof cEl Il nllnr
To those who wish, ard OkLT -UUflE.
will give him their symptoms, he win
send (free) by return mail, q copy Of the
recipe so successfully used in his case
Address, In confidence, JAMES w.
PINKNEY, AZ Cedar St, N. Y.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-30

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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20
DUBLIN.
First Bale OF Ooston-Prospecis for Rain
a Sad hair.

First Bale OF CottOn-Prospecfs for Rain
a Sad hair.
Special to the Gazette
DUBLIN, TEX, Aug. 19.-Dublin's first
bale of cotton was brought in yesterday
by B. F. Mosely, weighed 54t pounds,
and was sold for s! cents. Toe merchants
made up premium of $50. The gin
furnished bagging and ties and ginned it
fl ee of toll.
Prospects are good for rain; we need it
badly, although we are glad to report
there has been some good rains in the sur
rounding country, which will benefit the
cotton crop.
The body of S. P. Williams is expected
TO arrive to-day from Shreveport, where
he died on the 10th, resulting from a
wound received on the 18th from shot
gun in the hands of 8 negro. Mr. Will
liams was acting es overseer on the Pat
Cash place, three miles from Shreveport,
and went to the negro's house to call his
attention to the way he was neglecting
his crop. The negro had locked himself
in his cabin and would not open the door,
when Williams forced it open with the
above result. We understand that Will
Iiams wounded the negro with pistol
shot. The negro, we understand, is un-
der arrest. The community here sympa-
thizes with the relatives Of the deceased,
especially with his parents, who are old
settlers here, his father being 8 noted
Baptist minister.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20
TEXAS CROPS
Reduction I'm the Average OF Cotton and
Corn Caused by Dry Weather.

Reduction in the Average of Cotton and
Corn Caused by Dry Weather.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE state
sgent of Texas gives the following intor-
nation on the condition of the August
crop in that state. The prospects for q
cotton crop are not as good SIS when last
reported. The drouth that had com
menCed in some localities at that time
has become general and in many instan-
ces has injured the crop very materially
This is especially so Of the early planted
cotton. The boil worm is reported IS
doing considerable damage. In some of
the lower counties the caterpillar has made
an appearance, but owing to the continued
dry and hot weather hiss done no dam
age.
There has been but little change in the
condition of corn since July l, as at that
time the crop was almost made in that
portion OF the state lying south Of
the 3lst parallel. Still the
continued dry weather will cause g fall Of
3 few points in the general average by it's
effects upon the crop north of this par
alleI.
The fruit crop OF the state, except
grapes, will be small and spotted, some
localities making fair crop and others
none. The grape crop will be moderate
~ good in every section.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20
A Shooting Star
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette,
LoSGvIEw, TEX, Aug. l9-An ex-
ceedinglY bright falling star exploded with
slight noise right over our public square
last night at 7:45. It travelled exceed
inglY slow, taking a northerly direction,
and seemed to be just over the top of the
brick building. Its light was bright as
day and lasted about five seconds.
Those who saw it when it
exploded thought it WAS an
ordinary sky rocket as its sparks came
nearly to the ground, very much like a
large sky rocket sparks. Nothing, how
ever, fell to the earth, as your cor
respondent was Immediately under the
falling sparks.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20

the following report: on the 10Th the
wind was north. About % O'Clock of the
evening Of that day fire was discovered
il the after hatch among cotton. TIE
ire hose was st once connected and
streams Of water poured down upon TIE
flames. Annihilators and hand grenade
fire eXtinguishers were freely used The
ire, however, over came g.. efforts to
suppress II, end spread over the upper
snd lower decks. The snip wss doomed
from the beginning Of the fire, and the
boats had been actively prepared and
prOvisiOned. At O'Clock On the morning
OF the llth irst. tie flames burst
through the after hatch The
boats were lowered. There wss
high sea and this caused much dill
Guilty. The women ard children were
first put aboard the boats and the male
passengers and crew embarked afterwzrd.
The lack Of time prevented the manning
Of the boats with their crews, the men
being compelled to continue the work CT
keeping the danes down till the last mo-
menJ. All the boats left the ship safely,
but by an unfortunate oversight twenty
people
WERE LEFT ABOARD
the vessel. Boa. No. 3 returned and took
off six of the number. Boat No. ., WIKI
the fourth officer, took of six more. 4
barque was then reported approaching,
ard when all the boats had put their pee
PIE aboard her they returned and took of
the rest on the burning ship. |. was
found that boat No. was missing. She
was seen TO put herself before the wind
when she left the ship, using
her oars in support of sails
She ran away from the vessel in disobe-
dience to the Captains orders Every
body spent the night aboard the German
ba1que Trabant, Captain Schell from
Charleston, July ,, for London. All were
then transferred to the York City, which
stayed by through the night, yainIy
searching fer the missing boat Captain
Land says he is sanguine that the people
in boat No. were saved, as the accident
occurred in the track of the steamers.
The passenge 5, he adds, were
COOL AND OBRDIENI
during the crisis, and the crew were
steady. The passengers end crew lost
everything they lad aboard t1e City of
| Montreal except What they stood in when
they went to the boats The origin
of the fire, Captain Land says,
! is unknown. He is certain that IL broke
out in more than one place. The ship
was lost in latitude t. IS north, longi-
tude g. u west.
The rescued passengers ana crew
when landed here by the York City were
in pitiable condition. The [nman Com
pany's agents at once forwarded al the
passengers who were prepared to cor
tlnue their travels, and did every thing
| possible for the comfort Of the rest. The
steamer Marion OF the Cunard Company s
feet will sail in place of the City OF
| Montreal on Tuesday next.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20
WACO.
Meeting of Texas Universalists - Crops
Reported In good Condition.

Meeting of Texas Universsltsts Crops
Reported In good Condition.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Aug. 1.-THE Texas State
Universalist Association met here to-day
for the purpose Of electing delegates to
the national convention, which meets N
New York October 3. They will also
elect officers for the ensuing year. The
session will probably last 8 couple CT
days. Rev. Mr. Graham of Hico, presi-
dent of the association, is present.
The Farmers Alliance met here to-day
with thirty members present, each one
from distinct portions of the county, and
sill had csnvassed the condition OF the
crops in their section and report them
fully as good as last year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20
We solicit conefgnments of Cotton, Wool,
Grain, ETC. Are preparet1o make liberal ad-
vances 10 secure the same
w. L.eMOODY & co.,
a,ff-@ GaIveSton,T Tex.
HONEY GROVE.
County Sunday school otton
., Oomir In.

special to the Gazette.
HONEY GROVE, Tex, Aug. l9.-The
Fannin county Sunday-school convention
which has been il session here since yes
terday closed It's session tonight. Ii
was q most interesting session, there
being fifteen or twenty schools repre-
sented by delegates. Bonham was Sc
lected as the place for holding the next
meeting which will be the second Tues
day in August, 1888.
Mr.. John A. Nelson, who has been in
Honey Grove for some days past, working
in the interest of the Bancroft history,
getting up data, etc, left to day for
Denison, where he viii spend several
days upon the same work.
Considerable cotton has been received
in Honey Grove up to date. Cotton
buyers are looking for more every day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20
Dallas.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the GAZETTE
DALLAS, TEX, Aug. 19.-This morning
Mr.. Veach living on East Main street
near the Union Depot found an infant on
his doorstep. He has an idea where the
baby came from.
Mrs. W. B. Jones of East Dallas, this
morning swore out warrant against her
husband for aggravated assault. She
carries bruises Of his attempt to whip her
last night.
The Management 9th State Fair to-
day let the contract for an electric railway
around the inside of the grounds. 1t will
be ready for the exposition in October.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Inmsn Line
steamer City Of Montreal has been de-
stroyed by fire ct sea. Her passengers
were saved. The City of Montreal left
New York, August 6, for Liverpool. She
was commanded by Captain Land. News
of the burning of the City of Montreal
WAS learned upon the arrival at Queens
town this morning OF the British steamer
York City, Captain Benu, which left Bal.
timore, August 4, for London. This
steamer rescued the passengers and crew
from the burning vessel and brought
them to Queenstown.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-30
DATE-PALM SUGAR.
A Saccharine Substance Made in Large
Quantities in Bengal.

In Bengal a coarse. brown sugar called
goor, is obtained by boiling date juice. The
date-palm is found in great abundance in
Bengal. But what is strange, while dates
are produced in large quantities, yet they are
good for nothing and cannot be eaten. How
ever, the natives have discovered a way of
using the sweet juice which would otherwise
be wasted in n0uriShing these uneatable
dates. 1t is to collect it by tapping the trees
and boiling it down into molasses. The
time of collection is the spring Of the year,
when the sap flows most abundantIy. The
tree is cleaned by cutting off all the branches
and bark on the side opposite to that tapped
last year and then a deep cut is made half
round the tree. The middle part of the cut
is little lower down than the ends, SO that
all the juice runs from both sides down to the
trough is fastened into the tree, and this car
ries the juice into an earthen vessel tied un-
derneath. The best juice flows during the
night: Hence the Taper goes round all his
trees in the evening and empties out any
juice accumulated during the day, and takes
rectly over the vessel. And, in addition he
must keep watch all night, otherwise his
juice would be all stolen and his vessels
broken by thieves. Thefts of this kind do
very frequently take place In the early
morning the Taper ascends the trees again,
dliu tahSS uo"i1 tlc VESSELS lu11 Ol sweet
frothy sap. This work of tree-climbing is
very laborious, because most of the trees are
very lofty and the cut is made directly under
the head. While the man is at work upon
the tree, the whole of his weight rests upon
a band tied round the trunk.
The juice makes very pleasant drink
while fresh, but, if allowed to stand some
time, ferments and becomes intoxicating
The furnace where the boiling process
takes place is a very rude affair, but at the
same time very effective. A deep hole is
dug in the ground and on the top frame
work made of clay, with holes in it, is
placed on which the earthen caldrons
stand. At first the quantity of Juice is so
large that many caldrons are required, but
by degrees the boiling diminishes it, so that
few are needed. At last it becomes quite
thick, and on cooling resembles dark, wet
sand. Great quantities of it are eaten in
this state by the natives, and are also sold to
merchants who take it away to refineries
near Calcutta, where it is made into pure
white sugar.